Development of Composite Flywheels for Energy Storage and Gyroscopic Controls.

Abstract

This report describes a research project to investigate the advantages, disadvantages and construction techniques of three composite flywheel designs. The three designs are based on fabricating the flywheels from unidirectional prepreg fiber/epoxy tape. The designs studied were: circumferential-wound, radial-wound, and radial-wrapped core. For each design, construction techniques and geometric design parameters, such as tape width, length, angle of wrap and flywheel diameter, were developed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA059736

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People

  • William J. Bagaria

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Wings
  • Aircrafts
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Diameters
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Engineering
  • Fibers
  • Flywheels
  • Materials
  • Natural Resources
  • Storage
  • Structural Components
  • Test Equipment
  • Thickness
  • United States Naval Academy

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  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Software Engineering